Fairy tales & magical fiction for adults
Discover enchanting fairy tales & magical fiction books for adults. Explore a curated list of spellbinding stories filled with fantasy, wonder, and grown-up whimsy.
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Sappho's Leap
by Erica Jong
A novel of ancient Greece tells the story of the epic poet's journeys, loves, and losses.
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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
by A. N. Roquelaure
Before E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You, there was Anne Rice’s New York Times best seller The Claiming of …
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Sometimes the Soul
by Gioia Timpanelli
Hauntingly beautiful fiction about two women, solitude, art, and transformation. In "A Knot of Tears", a woman's locked-up life is transformed by a parrot who …
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The Arabian Nights
by Muhsin Mahdi
The tales portray a world of magic, wish-fulfillment and pleasure, depicting the marriage of the supernatural to the ordinary and the sacred to the profane.
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The War of the Saints
by Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado has been called one of the great writers of our time. The joyfulness of his storytelling and his celebration of life's sensual pleasures …
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Jitterbug Perfume
by Tom Robbins
Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn’t conclude until nine o’clock tonight (Paris …
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Mipam
by Albert Arthur Yongden
This humorous masterpiece was written especially for Western readers by a Tibetan lama in 1938.
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The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
Just before dawn one winter's morning, a hijacked jetliner explodes above the English Channel. Through the falling debris, two figures, Gibreel Farishta, the biggest star …
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Dictionary of the Khazars (M)
by Milorad Pavic
A national bestseller, Dictionary of the Khazars was cited by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of the year. …
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The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. “A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply …
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Lolly Willowes
by Sylvia Townsend Warner
The story of a middle-aged spinster who moves to a country village to escape her controlling relatives and takes up the practice of witchcraft.
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Like Water for Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico blends poignant romance, bittersweet wit, and delicious recipes. This …
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Maia
by Richard Adams
Maia, a peasant girl in the mythical Beklan Empire, is sold into slavery, but a turn of fate sees her become a successful concubine, then …
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The Master and Margarita
by Михаил Булгаков
Mikhail Bulgakov's devastating satire of Soviet life was written during the darkest period of Stalin's regime. Combining two distinct yet interwoven parts-one set in ancient …
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
by Jorge Amado
Dona Flor's husband may have been a gambler and womanizer, but when he dies all she remembers is his lovemaking. A new marriage does not …
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Sisters of the Night:
by Chelsea Q. Yarbro
In Bram Stoker's dark classic Dracula, three "weird sisters," make a brief but unforgettable appearance. The beautiful, mad brides of the vampire lord, their untold …
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Exit to Eden
by Anne Rice
Lisa, the founder of an exclusive sexual fantasy resort called The Club, finds her stern self-control disrupted when she falls in love with Elliot, a …
